Depression Support Group

Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.

New to DS.. a bit about me..

Hi everyone, I just last night came across this site and decided to join up. I'm struggling coming to terms with what I am going through and really forcing myself to face reality. I'm not sure if I've even truly been 100% honest with anyone really in my whole life including myself, I'm definately up there as a contender for the title of Queen of Denial :-( So in the hope that this helps me face my issues and take ownership of them instead of suppressing them here's a bit about me... and I'm giving the whole truth that I feel I can do here which I can't seem to do among people that "know" me...
I suffer from depression and have just recently had a big relapse, I have bottomed out and started making baby steps back up but I still kow there's a fair lot of work ahead of me, I can't pretend nothing happened and just sweep it under the rug like I have always done up until now. I also suffer terribly from social anxiety, there I admitted it, I've never admitted that before to anyone, ever. A part of the condition is that you are so fearful of other people's judgements so admitting that it is a problem to someone in the first place I'm hoping will be a stepping stone to learning how to manage it or hopefully cure it- if its possible. I guess the other really big thing for me is my weight. I weigh 231 pounds, I'm reasonably tall so I try to carry it off the best I can but my weight just makes me hate myself. Horrible scary thing to admit and I hate, hate, hate being superficial but I just truly hate being as big as I am. I'm always so self conscious and avoid going out because I feel so terrible and that just adds sooo much to the social anxiety.
I just turned 30 about 2 weeks ago. It wasn't the reason for my depression relapse, my b'day happened right in the middle of a really awful 3 week rock bottom period. I always thought wow at 30 I would be in the prime of my life and its so scary to stop denying the truth and face the reality that I am so far from it.

It makes so much of a difference finding this site and seeing everyone's stories and realising that I'm not alone in my own private hell and no-one understands, I mean I am alone and hate to admit I really am loney but I know there's people on here that will understand what I'm going through because there's so many people out there dealing with these things.

Wow, sorry for such a long post. If you got to the bottom thank you so much for reading. I hope I meet people on here and we can have honest conversations and for the first time in my life I can get my head out of the sand and start facing the truth and then start dealing with it.

Welcome to the group, you will find many that relate to your story here. (including myself). I have several health problems, anxiety and depression being a few of them. And, being tall with a weight problem is one of them.

Hey! welcome to DS. You can find a lot of help on here! I joined up in 2005 when my brother died and then i rejoined after my sister died in November. You can always be honest on here, without too much judgment. Speaking for myself, I try not to judge people, only try and make them smile. :) i am sorry to hear what you're going through, but it's a huge step to come on here and admit that you have a problem. That's awesome that you can do that! Good job! If you stay on here and be honest with everyone, you'll find that you can make friends on here, people that really care about you! I hope that me and you can become friends!

welcome to this wonderful site i hope you love it as much as i do i have found some of the best people in the world onhere and i truely dont feel alone anymore hugs and i hope you have a great ds experience welcome to our group God Bless ambER

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